Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson has been thrown right into the fire to start his NBA career, even if that’s not what was intended.
The Blazers drafted Henderson with the No. 3 overall pick with the intention to be the team’s point guard of the future, but they maybe didn’t anticipate the future to come so soon. Weeks after Portland drafted Henderson, Damian Lillard requested a trade, and he was dealt just before the start of training camp.
That has propelled Henderson to the starting lineup, and he’s been one of the few rookies given an opportunity to start from Day 1.